{"id":9220,"date":"2017-01-16T11:57:07","date_gmt":"2017-01-16T11:57:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.beejameditation.com\/blog\/2017\/01\/16\/a-commuters-dream\/"},"modified":"2023-02-23T10:48:14","modified_gmt":"2023-02-23T10:48:14","slug":"a-commuters-dream","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beejameditation.com\/blog\/a-commuters-dream\/","title":{"rendered":"Meditating During A Commute &#8211; The Benefits Of Mindfulness"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"9220\" class=\"elementor elementor-9220\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2817b2ba elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2817b2ba\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3172fcba\" data-id=\"3172fcba\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-66cba0e elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-featured-image elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"66cba0e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-featured-image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.13.3 - 28-05-2023 *\/\n.elementor-widget-image{text-align:center}.elementor-widget-image a{display:inline-block}.elementor-widget-image a img[src$=\".svg\"]{width:48px}.elementor-widget-image img{vertical-align:middle;display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/www.beejameditation.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Meditating-During-A-Commute-e1676963204310-1024x576.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-16062\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.beejameditation.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Meditating-During-A-Commute-e1676963204310-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.beejameditation.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Meditating-During-A-Commute-e1676963204310-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/www.beejameditation.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Meditating-During-A-Commute-e1676963204310-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/www.beejameditation.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Meditating-During-A-Commute-e1676963204310-1536x864.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.beejameditation.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Meditating-During-A-Commute-e1676963204310-2048x1152.png 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-71212975 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"71212975\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.13.3 - 28-05-2023 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#69727d;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#69727d;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<p>It has been reported that a third of all Londoners spend an entire work day commuting each week. In an end of year survey, 30% of workers spent an average of 8 hours and 45 minutes commuting, and another 31% spent 6 hours and 15 minutes commuting.<\/p><p>For most of us, commuting is fairly unpleasant even at the best of times. 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As the carriages get busier, the increased jostling tends to flip some people over the edge, creating an atmosphere that leaves everyone on board wishing they were anywhere other than here in this moment.<br \/><\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section><\/div> &hellip;<p class=\"ast-the-content-more-link\"> <a class=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.beejameditation.com\/blog\/a-commuters-dream\/\"> <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Meditating During A Commute &#8211; The Benefits Of Mindfulness<\/span>Read More &raquo;<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It has been reported that a third of all Londoners spend an entire work day commuting each week. In an end of year survey, 30% of workers spent an average of 8 hours and 45 minutes commuting, and another 31% spent 6 hours and 15 minutes commuting. 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